Walking toy figure



Jan. 5, 1965 KElKlcHl lwAYA ETAL 3,163,960

WALKING TOY FIGURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 28. 1962 24 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENT ORS Jan. 5, 1965 KElKlcl-n lwAYA ETAL.

WALKING Toy FIGURE Filed Feb. 28. 1962 United States Patent 3,163,960WALKENG TY FEGURE Keiisichi lwaya andl Shigeairi Kuranrochi, Tokyo,Sapm, assigner-s to Louis Marx Se Company, Inc., New York, NX., acorporation of New Yer-ir Filed Feb. 2d, 1%2, Ser. No. 175,236 17Claims. (Cl. 456-247) This invention relates to toys, and moreparticularly to toys simulating animals, especially of the cat family.

The primary object of the present invention is to generally improve toyanimals. A more particular object is to provide a toy which simulatedlywalks with its head swaying somewhat from side to side. A further objectis to provide a toy which stops and lowers and then raises its head,with an accompanying growl or roar. Still another object is to providesuch a toy which is operated under remote control, so as to either walk,or stop and roar, as desired.

A still further object is to provide such a toy which seems to move witha crouched stealthy walk, with its claws or foot pads seemingly glidingalong the floor, as though silently stalking its prey.

To accomplish the foregoing general objects, and other more specificobjects which will hereinafter appear, the invention resides in the toyelements and their relation one to another as are hereinafter moreparticularly described in the following specification. The specificationis accompanied by drawings in which:

FIG. l is an elevation showing one side of the mechanism of the toy;

FlG. 2 is a fragmentary plan View showing the manner in which the headis movably mounted on the body;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the exterior of the toy;

FG. 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing the gearing, drawn to enlargedscale;

FIG. 5 is a vertical section taken approximately in the plane of theline 5 5 of FlG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a small part of FIG. 1,but drawn to larger scale;

FIG. 7 is a schematic wiring diagram for the toy; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic horizontal section through the body of the toy.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to FIG. 3, the toy is ofthe cat family, here illustrated in the form of a tiger having a head 4,forward legs 5, and rear legs 6. The legs are on the sides of the toybody. A thin flexible electrical cord 116, preferably considerablylonger than is shown in the drawing, extends to a remote control unitwhich is hand held when operating the toy. This comprises a batterycasing 112 which houses a pair of standard flashlight cells. Near oneend there are buttons 114 and 116. By pressing button 114 the tigerwalks forward with a slinky walk, with the head 4 swaying from side toside. On pressing the button 116 instead of 114 the toy stops walking,and the head 4 is lowered and then raised, and in the raised positionemits a realistic growl or roar. This selective control is produced inso simple a manner that the electrical cord 110 is a mere two-wire cord.When neither button is pressed the toy is stopped.

Referring now to FIG. 7, the flashlight cells 118 and 120 are connectedin series, and to a reversing switch, which in effect is a double pole,double throw switch. The end contacts are crossed as shown. The centercontacts are connected to the flexible conductors 11d which lead to amotor 9. This is a miniature permanent field electric motor of a typenow commonly used in toys, and because of the permanent field magnets, asimple reversal of the direction ofcurrent flow to the armature reversesthe motor.

Referring now to FIG. 1, the motor 9 is located near the rear of the toybody, and its shaft 10 turns a pinion 11 meshing with a crown gear 12. Areversal in direction of the motor causes a change in drive from onepart of the gearing to another, and the manner in which this is done maybe explained with referenceV to FIG. 6 of the drawing, which is drawn tolarger scale for greater clarity. Motor shaft 1li drives pinion 11meshing with crown gear 12 which turns pinion 13 meshing with a gear 14mounted on a shaft 16 which is transversely movable in an elongatedbearing or slot 15. Gear 14 is a compound gear, and drives a pinion 17which is adapted to mesh with either an upper gear 18 when shaft 1d isin the raised position shown, or alternatively, with a lower gear 19when the pinion is in its lower position 17.

The upper gear 18 is part of a gear train which causes the toy to walkwith its head swaying, and the lower gear 19 is part of a gear trainwhich causes lowering of the head and operation of the noise maker. Whenthe motor drives the gearing in one direction, the shaft 16 climbs toits upper position and drives the upper gear train, and when the motorturns in opposite direction, the shaft 16 moves to its lower positionand drives the lower gear train.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper gear train drives a crankshaft with two end cranks 22 which are degreesapart, and which move fourhorizontal links 23 and Z4, which extend to the legs for moving thelegs. The upper gear train also turns a crank 27 which moves ahorizontal link 26, which extends forward toVv the head and moves thehead to one side or the other.

Referring to FIG. 5, the lower gear train drives a cam 32 bearingagainst the oset surface 35 of a cam follower lever 34. It also drives aserrated wheel 37 thru step up gearing Sil and 3o for producing thegrowl or roar. v

Reverting to FIG. 1, the cam follower lever 34 is pivoted at 33, and atits upper end is connected by a pin 122 to a horizontal link 41 whichextends forward to the head and movesit up and down. The cam followerlever 34 is also rigidly related to a movable platform 8, so that bothlever 34 and platform 3 oscillate bodily as a unit about the pivot 33.Platform 8 carries a sound amplifying chamber 7 with a diaphragm 124cemented across its rear end. The opposite or forward end is preferablyopen. The cylinder may be made of cardboard, and one-end of a leafspring is secured at the top of the cylinder, as by means of smallrivets. The

leaf spring is bent downwardly, as shown at 3S, andv then rearwardly atS, where it is adjacent the toothed wheel 37. When platform 8 is inraised position, the leaf spring is vibrated by the serrated wheel 37against the diaphragm and produces the desired noise. This correspondsto the raised position of the head 4. When platform S is in loweredposition, the leaf spring 39 is moved away from the serrated wheel 37,and no noise is produced. This corresponds to the lowered position ofthe head 4.

The head activating crank 27 (FIGS. 4 and 5), which rotates incombination with the leg activating crank 22 through intermediate gears25 vand 26, drives a link 2d, which is connected to the head 4.

On one end of an axle 31, which rotates in combination with the lowercombination gear 19 through intermediate gears 29, Sti, a carn 32 ismounted. The cam 32 is seit facing an offset yor projection 35 of a camfollower lever 34, which is affixed rigidly to the platform 8, which inturn is pivotally mounted in` the mechanism frame 2 by means of pivot33.

The upper portion of said cam follower lever 34 is connected to theYmechanism frame 2 by means of a pull spring 4?, and there is anactivating link 41 which Patented dan. 5, 1965 is connected at its rearend to lthe lever 34, and at its forward end 'to the head 4 for up anddown movement.

On the outside of the toy body 1, which has the mechanism frame 2installed inside, fore and hind legs 5, 6, shaped to resemble thephysique of the animal, are affixed on both sides, and the whole toybody 1 including `the legs 5, 6 is loosely covered with a pile fabric42, resembling the fur of the animal. The skin 42 is {fartly pasted oneach of the legs 5,` 6, so as to have it 'move with the motion of thelegs 5, 6.

On each end yof the legs 5, 6, a roller 43 is mounted, respectively, andan anti-reverse plate or pawl 45 having an anti-reverse projection or'tooth 44 is placed facing the roller 43, and the simulated foot pad 46on each leg is so arranged as to allow free movement, respectively, by apivot 150, with the foot 46 restingalways horizontal on the ground,whether Ithe leg is in forward or rearward position. y

The head 4 is molded out of a suitable plastics material, and tissecured to a sheet metal back plate 166. In the present case this is acircular plate with a flange 101. The remainder of the toy is coveredwith a soft pile fabric which simulates the fur of the tiger, `and thisfabric extends forward fto the head of the toy and may terminate aroundthe flange 101.

The plate 100 is carried by a horizontal pivot pin 102 (FIGS. l and 2),for up and down movement. The plate 100 has rearwardly projecting earsto receive the pin 102,. audit has additional ears 104 somewhat higher'than the pin 102 to receive a coupling pin 166 connected to a linkplate 50. This in turn is connected to a horizontally slidable plate 52,by means of a pin 53 received in an arcuate slot 51 cut through the linkplate 59. The slidable plate 52 is slidable in fore and aft direction,this being permitted by a slot 54 which receives the upper end of avertical pin y48, the latter -being the main pivot for the side-to-sidemovement of the head. The slidable plate 52 is connected by means of pin141 to the link 41 which-extends back to the cam follower lever (34 inFIGS. 1 and 5) previously mentioned.

For'the connection of the head with the mechanism frame 2 .there is aswivel support 3, which is so atiixed as to let `the head 4 move fromside to side. This lis done by means of the vertical `pivot pin 48. At asidewardly offset point the upper end of swivel support 3 is connectedby a'horizontal link 28 back to crank 27. The pin 53 of the slidablesupport plate, 52 is fitted in an arc-shaped lengthy hol-t 51 of thelink plate Si) in order to accommodate the freeside-to-sideV motion -ofthe head 4. The upper part of said vertical axle 48 is received in alengthy hole or slot 54 of the slidable plate 52, and the latter isconnected to lthe other link V41 which moves the head up and down aboutthe horizontal pin 102. This works whether or not the head' happens atthe time to be turned to one side or the other.

To explain the movement of the toy of the present invention, it is asfollows: Y

When the motor 9 is started, the axle 16 begins to rotate throughintermediate gears 11, 12, A13, 14. By the rotating force, one end ofthe axle 16 is urged to one end of the slot 1S in the direction ofrotation, and thereby the changeover gear 17 on the axle 16 is meshedwith one combination gear. If it is the gear 18 the leg activating crank22 is rotatedthrough intermediate gears 20 and 21, and the links 23 and24 on both sides are set to motion forward and backward, and ,therebythe fore and hind legs and' on both sides are set to motion forwardV andbackward. Each set of the claws maintains its position horizontal to theground, and the body 1 as a whole glides forward on the rollers 43. Theskin 42 covering the body of the toy 1 moves with the motion of the legs5 and 6, and the flesh or muscle appears to swell.

At the same time lthe head activating crank'27 is driven in combinationwith the leg activating crank 22 lthrough i the intermediate gears25'and 26. Then the link 23 is moved forward and backward, and theswivel support 3 is set in motion side to side on vertical pin 48. Thearc-shaped slot 52 moves relative to pin 53, and the head 4 is swungright and left.

When the rotation of the motor 9 is reversed, the rotation of the axle10 is also reversed, and by its rotating force, the rotating axle 16 isurged to the other end of the slot 1S in the direction ofrreversedrotation, and thereby the changeover gear 17 on the axle 16 is meshedwith combination gear 1? on the other or lower side. Through theintermediate gears 29 and 30 the cam 32 is set to motion, and contactsintermittently with the projection or offset 35 of the cam follower 34.The forward and backward motion of the cam follower 34 moves link 41forward and backward. By having the upper part of the vertical axle 48in a slot 54 of the slidable support 52, and pin 53 in slot 51, the head4 is moved up and down on horizontal pin 192 by the link plate 5t).

At the same time, the serrated noise making gear 37 is rotated throughthe intermediate gears 30 and 36, from the axle 31 of the cam 32, andvibrates the end 39 of the leaf spring. The drum-shaped amplifierchamber 7 is drummed or vibrated by the bent portion 38 of the leafspring. When the cam 32 bears against the projection 35 of the camfollower 34 and the head 4 is hung down, the movable platform 8 movesdown below the mechanism frame 2, and the leaf spring end 39 is moved'away from the serrated gear 37, and the vibration of the drum-shapedamplier chamber 7 stops.

Then when the cam 32 moves away from surface 35, the cam follower 34returns rearward by means of vpull spring 4d, and the vibration of theamplifier 7 by the leaf spring 39 begins again.

Thus the toy animal swings its head 4 from side to side as it walks onits legs 5, 6, and as soon as its walking stops, it growls, swinging itshead 4 upV and down, and the motion of the toy is just like that of atiger or other animal of the eat family, presenting a very realistic andinteresting action.

The mechanism is carried between two relatively stili sheet metalvertical side plates indicated at V130, 132 in FIG. 5, and constitutingthe mechanism frame 2. There is an additional body made of twooppositelyconvexed halves of thin sheet metal disposed around themechanism frame, in order to give the body of the tiger the desiredcurved contours.

Moreover, each legis itself made of two oppositely convexed pieces ofsheet metal, thereby giving the leg a three-dimensional conguration. Theforward legs are pivoted on a rod 134 (FIG.` 1) which projects throughthe mechanism frame and the body, and the links 23 are connected to theforward legs by means of pins 136 which are located below the main pivotrod 134. The link 23 is attached to the inside face of the leg, that is,between the leg and the body. It should be noted that the hollow legconfiguration extends upwardly far above the pivots 134 and 135, as isindicated at 138, and this is done for a reason described later.

The rear legs 6 are pivoted on a cross rod 140 extending through themechanism frame and the body. The links 24 are connected t-o the legs bymeans of pins 142 located above the main pivot rod 140. Thus the forwardand rear legs on one side move toward one another, while those on theother side move away from one another, as in a real animal.

Of course, the forward links 23 could be connected labove pivot 134, andthe rea-r links 24'below pivot 149,

instead of as shown.

It will be understood that for most of their length the links 23 and 24are located inside the hollow sheet metal body (FIG. '8) of the toy,between the mechanism frame and the sides of the body. At the legs thebody is indented and apertured for passage of the link from the insideto the outside of the body, between the leg and the body. In this regionthe wall of the body is curved inward or concaved, as would anyway berequired by the natural configuration of the animal.

A fabric having a long soft pile, and printed with irregular stripeslike those of a tiger, completes the toy. This fabric is secured to thelower portions of the legs, as by cementing, and it is also cemented tohollow sheet metal parts which simulate the padded feet, but theflexibility of the fabric readily accommodates the change of angle atpivots 150 between the foot and the leg as the leg moves back and forth,it being understood that the pivot-ing of the foot permits it toseemingly glide along the floor. The fabric is also secured tightlyabout the sheet metal body at the middle of the body, that is,intermediate the legs. However, at the upper parts of the legs thefabric (42 in FIG. 8) is free of the metal and is loose enough toaccommodate the walking motion. The sliding movement of the hollowrounded upper leg portions within the fabric, for example the movementof the upwardly projected part 13?; (FIG. l) of the forward leg, causesa realistic iiexing of the fabric closely resembling the rippling of themuscles lof the real animal as it walks. The upper part 138 is purposelyprovided and shaped for this purpose.

The fabric at the neck portion between the forward end of the shapedbody and the head, readily accommodates the movement of the head, andhere again any resulting liexing or rippling of t-he piled fabricsimulates the appearance at the neck of a real animal. The tail ispreferably a coiled wire spring 144 (FIG. l) enclosed in a sleeve 146(FIG. 3) of the pile fabric, and because of the spring the tail isflexible and yet not limp, again resembling the tail of the real animal.

The wheels 43 are preferably made of rubber, and the periphery ispreferably serrated slightly for better cooperation with pawls 44.

The cam 32 acts at both ends, which are shaped dif-v ferently forshorter and longer duration of sound. This changes the sound and headaction for greater realism.

It is believed that the construction and operation of our improvedanimal toy, as well as the advantages thereof, will be apparent from theforegoing detailed description. The gear ratio between the crank shaftfor the legs and that for the head is preferably a step-down gear ratio,as shown, so that the swaying of the head from side to side is slow. Thegear ratio between the cam shaft for lowering and raising the headandthe noise- ,making shaft is preferably a step-up gear ratio, asshown,

in order to obtain rapid vibration of the diaphragm. The cam forlowering and raising the head is preferably differently shaped on bothsides, thus adding variety to the noise-making action, which is briefyone time, and longer sustained the next time.

It will be apparent that while we have shown and described the inventionin a preferred form, changes may be made without departing from theScope of theV invention, as sought to be defined -in the followingclaims. In the claims, the term body is applied to the body exclusive ofthe fabric skin therearound. Thus the legs may be pivoted outside thebody and yet remain inside the skin, which is the preferredconstruction.

We claim:

1. A toy comprising a body, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on the body, a head pivoted on the body for up and downmovement, a sound-producing device including an amplifier chamber with adiaphragm stretched across one end of the chamber, a leaf spring bent toprovide a part adjacent the diaphragm and another part adjacent aserrated wheel, a motor to drive said wheel and also driving a cam atslower speed, a cam follower, said cam follower being connected to thehead to move it up and down and also being connected to thesound-producing device to make the same operative when-the head israised and inoperative when the head is lowered.

2. A toy simulating an animal of thejcat family, said toy comprising abody, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legs pivoted on the body, ahead pivoted on the body for up and down movement, a sound-producingdevice including an amplifier chamber with a diaphragm stretched acrossone end of the chamber, a leaf spring secured to said chamber and bentto provide a part adjacent the diaphragm and another part adjacent aserrated wheel, a motor to drive said wheel and also driving a cam atslower speed, and a cam follower, said cam follower being connected tothe head to move it up and down and also being connected to theamplifier chamber and leaf spring to move them bodily toward theserrated wheel when the head is raised and away from the serrated wheelwhen the head is lowered, whereby the toy simulatedly growls only whenthe head is raised.

3. A toy comprising a body, forward legs pivoted on said body, rear legspivoted on said body, a head pivoted on said body for side to sidemovement and for up and down movement, a noise-making device in saidbody, a iirst gear train operatively connected to said legs and head tocause the toy to walk with its head swaying from side to side, a secondgear train operatively connected to said head and noise-making device tocause the head to move up and down and to cause the noise-making deviceto operate intermittently, motor means to drive either of said geartrains, a hand-held remote control unit and a control means, and aflexible connection from said unit to said toy, whereby either geartrain may be operated.

4. A toy comprising a body, forward legs pivoted on said body, rear legspivoted on said body, a head pivoted rvon said body for side to sidemovement and for up and down movement, a noise-making device in saidbody, a

reversible electric motor in said body driving a oating gear which ismovable to either of two positions depending on the direction ofrotation of the motor, said gear in one position driving a first geartrain operatively connected to said legs and head to cause the toy towalk with its head swaying from side to side, said gear in its otherposition driving a second gear train operatively connected to said headand noise-making device to cause the head to move up and down and tocause the noise-making device to operate, a hand-held remote controlunit including a battery case and a reversing switch, and flexibleconductors leading from said reversing switch to the motor in the toy.

5. A toy, simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, forward legs pivoted on said body, rear legs pivoted on saidbody,'a head pivoted on said body for side to side movement and for upand down movement, a noise-making device in said body, a reversiblepermanent-magnet-lield electric motor in said body driving a oating gearwhich is movable to either of two positions dependings on the directionof rotation of the motor, said gear in one position driving a tirst geartrain operatively connected-to said legs and head to, cause the toy towalk with its head swaying from side to side, said gear in its otherposition driving a second 'gear train operatively connected to said headand noise-making device to cause the head to move up and down and tocause the noise-making device to operate intermittently to simulate thegrowl or roar of the animal, a hand-held remote control unit including abattery case and a reversing switch, and a pair of relatively longexible conductors leading from said reversing switch to the motor in theanimal toy.

6. A toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a head pivoted on the body for side-to-side movement andup-and-down movement, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on the body, a first gear train, a crank shaft driven by saidfirst gear train and having opposed cranks at the sides of the toy,links extending forward from the cranks to the for- Yto move the `headfrom side to side as the toy walks, a

sound producing device, a second gear train which drives the soundproducing device and also drives a cam at slower speed, a cam -follower,said cam follower being connected to the head to move it up and down andalso being connected to make the sound `producing device operative orinoperative, motor means to drive either of said gear trains, ahand-held remote control unit including a battery case and a controlmeans, and a exible connection from said unit to said toy whereby eithergear train may be operated.

7. VA toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, ahead pivoted on the body for side-to-side movement andAup-and-down movement, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on the body, a small wheel at the bottom of each leg, pawls toprevent'reverse movement of the wheels, simulated foot pads extendingforward at the lower end of each leg, said foot pads being `pivoted onthe leg to remain generally horizontal, a first gear train, a crankshaft driven by said first gear train and having opposed cranks at thesides of the toy, links extending forward from the cranks to the forwardlegs, links extending rearwardly from the cranks to the rear legs,another crank driven by said first gear train, a link extending forwardfrom the latter crank to the head to move the head from side to side asthe toy walks, a sound-producing device, a second gear train whichdrivesthe sound-producing device and also drives arcam at slower speed,a cam follower, said cam follower being connected to the head to move itup and down and also being connected to make the sound-producing deviceoperative or inoperative, motor means to drive either of said geartrains, a hand-held remote control unit including a battery case and acontrol means, and a exible connection from said unit to said toywhereby either Ygear train may be operated.

8. A toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a head pivoted on the body for side-to-side movement andup-and-down movement, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on thebody, a reversible electric motor driving a oating gearwhich is movable to either of two positions depending on the directionof rotation of the motor, said gear in one position driving a first geartrain, a crank shaft driven by said first gear train and having opposedcranks at the sides of the toy, links extending -forward from the cranksto the forward legs, links extending rearwardly from the cranks to therear legs, another crank driven by said first gear train, a linkextending forward from the latter crank to the head to move the headfrom side toside as the toy walks, la sound-producing device, saidoating gear in its other position driving a second gear train whichdrives the Y sound-producing device and also drives a cam at slowerspeed, a cam follower, said cam follower being connected to the head tomove it up and down and also being connected to make the sound-producingdevice operative or inoperative, a hand-held remote control unitincluding a battery case and a reversing switch, and flexible conductorsleading from said reversing switch to the motor in the toy.

9. A toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a headpivoted on the body for side-to-side` movement andup-and-down movement, forward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on the body, a small wheel at the bottom of each leg, pawls toprevent reverse movement of the wheels, simulated foot pads extendingforward at the lower end of each leg, said foot pads beingV pivoted onthe legsv to remain generally horizontal, a reversible electric motordriving a floating gear which is movable to either of two positionsdepending on the direction of rotation of the motor, said gear `in oneposition driving a first gear train, a crank shaft ,driven .by saidfirst .gear train and having opposed cranks at the sides of the toy,links extending forward from the cranks to the forward legs at pointsbelow the pivots of the forward legs, links -extending rearwardly fromthe cranks to the rear legs at points above the pivots of the rear legs,another crank driven by said first gear train, a link extending forwardfrom the latter crank to the head to move the head from side to side asthe toy walks, a sound-producing device, said floating gear in its otherposition driving a second gear train which drives the sound-producingdevice and also drives a cam at slower speed, a cam follower, said camfollower being connected to the head to move it up and down and alsobeing connected to make the sound-producing device operative orinoperative, a hand-held remote control unit including a battery caseand a reversing switch, and flexible conductors leading from saidreversing switch to the motor in the toy.

l0. A toy simulating an animal of the `cat family, `said toy comprisinga body, a head pivoted on the body for side-to-side movement andup-and-down movement, forward legspivoted on the body, rear legs pivotedon the body, a reversible. electric motor having a permanent magnetfield and driving a floating gear which is movable to either of twopositions depending on therdirection of rotation of the motor, said gearin one position driving a first gear train, a crank shaft driven by saidfirst gear Vtrain and having opposed cranks at the sides of the toy,links extending forward from the cranks to the forward legs, linksextending rearwardly from the cranks to the rear legs, another crankdriven by said first gear train, a link extending forward from thelatter crank to the head to move the head from side to side as the toywalks, a sound-producing device including an amplifier chamber with adiaphragm stretched across one end of the chamber, a leaf spring securedto said chamber and bent to provide a part adjacent the diaphragm andanother part adjacent a serrated wheel, said floating gear in its otherposition driving a second gear train which drives the serrated wheel andalso drives a cam at slower speed, a cam follower, said cam followerbeing connected to the head to move it up and down and also beingconnected to the amplifier chamber and leaf spring to move the latterinto or out of engagement with the serrated wheel, a handheld remotecontrol unit including a battery case and a reversing switch, and a pairof relatively long flexible conductors leading from said reversingswitch to the motor in the toy.

1l. A toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a head pivoted on the body for side-to-side movement andup-and-down movement, Iforward legs pivoted on the body, rear legspivoted on the body, a small wheel at the bottom of each leg, pawls toprevent reverse movement of the wheels, simulated foot pads extendingforward at the lower end of each leg, said foot pads being pivoted onthe legs to remain generally horizontal, a reversible electric motorhaving a permanent magnet field and driving a fioating gear which ismovable to either of two positions depending on the direction ofrotation of the motor, said gear in one position driving a first geartrain, a crank shaft driven by said first gear train and having opposedcranks at the sides of the toy, links extending forward from the cranksto the forward legs at points below the pivots of the forward legs,linksextending rearwardly from the cranks to the rear legs at points abovethe pivots of the rear legs, another crank driven by said first geartrain, a link extending forward from` .the latter crank to the head tomove the head from side to side as the toy walks, a sound-producingdevice including an amplifier chamber with a diaphragm stretched acrossone end of the chamber, a leaf spring secured to said chamber and bentto provide a part adjacent the diaphragm and another part adjacent aserrated wheel, said floating gear in its other position driving asecond gear train which drives the serrated wheel and also drives aaieaaeo cam at slower speed, a cam follower, said cam follower beingconnected to the head to move it up and down and also being connected tothe amplifier chamber and leaf spring to move the latter into or out ofengagement with the serrated wheel, a hand-held remote control unitincluding a battery case and a reversing switch, and a pair ofrelatively long flexible conductors leading from said reversing switchto the motor in the toy.

12. A toy comprising a body, forward legs, pivoted on the body, rearlegs pivoted on the body, a head pivoted on the body for up and downmovement, a sound-producing device, a motor to drive saidsound-producing device and also driving a cam at slower speed, a camfollower, said cam follower being connected to the head to move it upand down and also being connected to make the sound producing deviceoperative when the head is raised and inoperative, when the head islowered.

13. A toy comprising a body, forward legs, pivoted on said body rearlegs, pivoted on said body a noise making device, in said body, areversible electric motor in said body driving a oating gear which ismovable to either of two positions depending on the direction ofrotation of the motor, said gear in one position driving a first geartrain connected to the legs and causing the toy to walk, said gear inits other position driving a second gear train which causes the noisemaking device to operate, a hand-held remote control unit including abattery case and a reversing switch, and exible conductors leading fromsaid reversing switch to the motor in the toy.

14. A toy simulating an animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a head pivoted on the body for side to side movement, forward legspivoted on the body outside the body at a point well below the top ofthe leg, rear legs pivoted on the body outside the body, a motor in saidbody, and mechanism driven by said motor and connected to the legs tocause walking movement of the legs and connected to the head to causeside to side movement of the head as the toy walks, the upper portionportion of said legs having a rounded contour, and said body and theupper portions of the legs being enclosed in a common fabric skin whichis caused to ripple in simulation of muscle as the upper portions of thelegs move relative to the body and relative to the fabric inside thefabric.

15. A toy as defined in claim 14 in which there is a small substantiallyconcealed wheel at the bottom of each leg, pawls to prevent reversemovement of the wheels, and simulated foot pads extending forward at thelower end of each leg, said foot pads being pivoted on the leg to remaingenerally horizontal as the toy walks, the lower portion of each leg andits foot pad being enclosed in a common fabric skin which is free to exas the foot pad pivots on the leg, thereby simulating a stealthy glidingwalk.

16. A toy simultating au animal of the cat family, said toy comprising abody, a head pivoted on the body for side to side movement, forward legspivoted on the body outside the body at a point well below the top ofthe legs, rear legs pivoted on the body outside the body, a motor insaid body, a gear -train driven by said motor, a crank shaft driven bysaid gear train and having opfpos'ed cranks at the sides of the toy,links extending forward from the cranks to the inside of the forwardlegs at a point below the pivots of the forward legs, links extendingrearwardly from the cranks to thefinside of the rear legs at pointsabove the pivots of the rear legs, a third crank driven by said geartrain, and a link extending forward from the third crank to the head tomove the head from side to side as the toy walks, the upper portions ofsaid legs haw'ng a rounded contour, and said body and the upper portionsof the legs being enclosed in a common fabric skin which is caused toripple in simulation of muscle as the upper portions of the legs moverelative to the body and relative to the fabric inside the fabric.

17. A toy as dened in claim 16 in which there is a small substantiallyconcealed wheel at the bottom of each leg, pawls to prevent reversemovement of the wheels, and simulated foot pads extending forward at thelower end of each leg, said foot pads being pivoted on the leg to remaingenerally horizontal as the toy walks, thereby simulating a stealthygliding walk.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 261,244 7/ 82Lund 46-150 1,550,309 8/25 Esser 46-105 2,514,450 7/50 Kopf 46-9827,591,469 4/52 VSaito 46-150 RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

DELBERT B. LOWE, Examiner.

7. A TOY SIMULATING AN ANIMAL OF THE CAT FAMILY, SAID TOY COMPRISING A BODY, A HEAD PIVOTED ON THE BODY FOR SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMNET AND UP-AND-DOWN MOVEMENT, FORWARD LEGS PIVOTED ON THE BODY, REAR LEGS PIVOTED ON THE BODY, A SMALL WHEEL AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LEG, PAWLS TO PREVENT REVERSE MOVEMENT OF THE WHEELS, SIMULATED FOOT PADS EXTENDING FORWARD AT THE LOWER END OF EACH LEG, SAID FOOT PADS BEING PIVOTED ON THE LEG TO RETAIN GENERALLY HORIZONTAL, A FIRST GEAR TRAIN, A CRANK SHAFT DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR TRAIN AND HAVING OPPOSED CRANKS AT THE SIDES OF THE TOY, LINKS EXTENDING FORWARD FROM THE CRANKS TO THE FORWARD LEGS, LINKS EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM THE CRANKS TO THE REAR LEGS, ANOTHER CRANK DRIVEN BY SAID FIRST GEAR TRAIN, A LINK EXTENDING FORWARD FROM THE LATTER CRANK TO THE HEAD TO MOVE THE HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THE TOY WALKS, A SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICE, A SECOND GEAR TRAIN WHICH DRIVES THE SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICE AND ALSO DRIVES A CAM AT SLOWER SPEED, A CAM FOLLOWER, SAID CAM FOLLOWER BEING CONNECTED TO THE HEAD TO MOVE IT UP AND DOWN AND ALSO BEING CONNECTED TO MAKE THE SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICE OPERATIVE OR INOPERATIVE, MOTOR MEANS TO DRIVE EITHER OF SAID GEAR TRAINS, A HAND-HELD REMOTE CONTROL UNIT INCLUDING A BATTERY CASE AND A CONTROL MEANS, AND A FLEXIBLE CONNECTION FROM SAID UNIT TO SAID TOY WHEREBY EITHER GEAR TRAIN MAY BE OPERATED. 